Apparatus for hair waving



Ap 11, 1933-v G. DECKER APPARATUS FOR HAIR'WAVING Filed June 5, 1929 5 Fig. 6

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patented Apr. 11, 1933 Pirate GEORGE DECKER; -.CIJEVELAND, OI-IIO,

.GLEVELAND,' OHIO, A.

ASSIGNOR TO THE -PH-ILAD COMPANY, OF CORPORATION? OF :OHIO

i APPARATUS FOR HAIR. WAVING Application filed June 5,

1929; Serial No; 368,544.

-This invention relates to apparatus for-therefrom and 'sotightly seal theclamp-about use in conjunction with waving hair upon the human head. An object of the invention is toprovide an improved means for retaining a coiled strand of hair during a waving process.

Another object is to provide a means for holding the hair in'coiled stressed condition to a point very near the scalp of the wearer- 011 t-heuppersurface ofeach bar adjacent duringthe process.

Other objects will hereinafter appear.

the strand of hair and prevent the metal: from I touching the hair; Onthe underside of: each bar is secured a: strip of heat insulating material7 shown as of felt or like fibroussub stance, secured to the bars by means of rivets 8 or the: like, the rivets connecting the fibrous material to downwardly struck projections, as most clearly shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4.

each endis asaddle or cradle-like member 9 The invention will be better understood :shown as ofssomewhat triangular shape,:for

from the description of one practical embodiment thereof, illustrated in the accompanymg drawing, in which;

F igure 1 is a perspectlve view of the protector or clamp used to engage a strand of hair adjacent its roots, showing the protector in open condition;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the protector when closed;

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the protector;

Figure I} is a cross sectional view thereof 5 taken on line IVTV of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the protector together with the curler rod on which the hair is wound;

Figure 6 is an elevation of the curler rod Figure 7 is a diagrammatic end view of the apparatus of Figure 5; and

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing the positions parts would occupy in As most clearly shown in Figures 1 to t of the drawing, the clamp consisls of two arms pivotally connected at one end anddetachably connected at the other, the arms being adapted to tightly grip a fiat strand of hair closely adjacent the scalp of the wearer. The arms are shown as consisting of channelshaped bars 1 and 2, pivoted together at one end by means of rivet 8 and r detachably connected at the other end by means of a latch lu The open sides of the channels face each other and secured within them are shallow channel-shaped holders 5 in which are mounted strips of rubber 6 which projectv :a'purpose to be hereinafter described An L-shaped spring 10 has-one leg 11 extending withinone' ofthe channels and se-' cured to'the web thereof by a rivet 12, the I other leg l3extei1ding upwardly and being eformed. witlra projecting. tooth or detent 14 for engaging the curling rod. The rod consists of'a tubular shell l5'sub-' pstantial'lythe shape of'the' hyperbloid of rev- :olution and" having cylindricalwends, being -"smaller in theimi'ddlethan atfthe ends"; To

this is piv0ted;'by means of a rivet 16,31. tongue 17 arranged to lie closely adjacent the surface of the rod, clamping the-ends of a strand of hair thereto. "Oneen'd of the rod is providedstwitha series of axially extendning slots 18, positioned to be engaged by "the detentcarried bythe-protector.

' The' operation of the apparatus is asifol- "lows The :hair is divided into flat strands and w each one of these has 'a' protector orclamp 'applie'd ,therto' adjacent its roots; the parts of the protector being-secured "together by "means of the latch at. 7 The ends' ofthe strand are then'pla'ced' over the curler rod 15 and runderthe' tongue 17' and the'rod is rotated 'by'the operator'to wind-the hair spirally upon it, turn over turn,--untilfthe-rod isbrouglit' down closely adjacent the protector. lVhen the rod contacts-the protector, it is seated upon thecradlesQthereof, whiclr centers it with itsaxis directly above the opening through the clamp'througli which the strand passes? .The spring l0-presses its detent 14 "intoengagement' with theslots 18 at the end of the rod and the operator can now further rotate therod to'tensionthe hair upon it, the

slotted end of-thetod and'the'detentacting' as a ratchet and pawl to permit the rotation of the rod in one direction and to prevent its return in the other. When the hair has been sufficiently tensioned it is covered by an absorbent pad of flannel or other suitable covering containing any desired treating solution, a heater is applied over the wrapped wound strand, and heat is supplied for the time necessary to impart the desired wave.

, It will be observed that by maintaining the rod centered above the slot in the clamp, the hair is wound about the rod from a point substantially on the level with the top of the channel-shaped bars as shown in Figure 7, while if the rod were allowed to move laterally, as it would in the absence of the cradle members, it would, due to the tension of the hair, move to the left, as shown in Figure 8, until the hair passed straight upwardly tangentially to the rod. The hair would then start to pass about the rod on a level with the rods axis, and the part indicated at 19 would be straight and consequently would not be properly waved. By holding the rod in the proper centered position substantially a quarter of a turn more of hair is held wound and tensioned about it, thus causing the wave to be effected that much nearer to the scalp of the subject than would be the case in the absence of the centering device.

While I have described the illustrated embodiment of my invention in some particularity, obviously many others will readily occur to those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the precise details shown and described, but claim as my invention all variations, modifications and embodiments thereof coming within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Hair waving apparatus including a clamp and a rod, the clamp being arranged to grip a flat strand of hair adjacent the scalp of the wearer and comprising two channelshaped members having their recessed sides opposed to each other, said members being pivotally connected at one end, a detachable latch connecting said members at the other end, a strip of insulating material secured to the underside of each member, a strip of resilient material received within and extending from the recess of each channel, cradles projecting above and carried by the upper surfaces of said channels, an L-shaped spring having one leg secured to the web of one of said channels and having the other end eX- tending upwardly and provided with a detent, a curler rod of substantially hyperbloid of revolution shape provided with a pivoted tongue, and a ratchet formed on said rod adjacent one end and adapted to be releasably retained by said detent.

2. Hair waving apparatus comprising a clamp engaging a flat strand of hair adjacent the scalp of the wearer, a rod upon which the hair is wound from its ends to adjacent the clamp, cradle sections carried by the clamp adjacent its ends and engaging the ends of the rod to maintain the same in alinement with the space through the clamp throu h which the hair extends, and a pawl and rate et interposed between the rod and clamp to permit rotation of the rod in one direction and prevent it in the other.

3. Hair waving apparatus comprising a clamp having tubular arms pivoted at one end, means for connecting the free ends of said arms to grip a strand of hair, a curler rod upon which the strand of hair may be wound and adapted to be positioned upon the top of the clamp, a ratchet formed in one end of said rod, an L-shaped spring having one leg formed into a pawl to engage the said ratchet, and the other leg extending within one of said tubular arms and having its end secured thereto.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 3rd day of June, 1929.

GEORGE DECKER. 

